From: m ike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The real question is- how do you ever expect to make > any sort of positive contribution to society with yours? This is where we differ, as far as I can tell. You see the glass as half empty, i see it as half full. I see the generosity of people as being sufficient to create a pool of shared resources that will allow us to improve the human condition. Everyone contributes what they want, when they want to. On the other hand, you see the generosity of people as being insufficient to prevent the collapse of society. With out a law requiring them to turn over their work to society, the human condition would worsen.
Not at all. I want the natural order to rule, where anyone is free to take their inspiration from any source, and create works to enrich mankind. I'm not imposing any laws- this is the way things work by default. You're the one who wants the government to impose draconian laws (called copyright) to allow you to prohibit people from building off of your works, in order to insure your own profit. There is only one word for this: selfishness.
Take, for example, your mailing list post. You apparently wrote something insulting. Rather than being a man and living up to the consequences of your action, you want it removed. This has the side benefit of making the remaining participants in the thread (especially if it gets heated) look like asses because they go off and attack you. <sarcasm>Yup, thats a much better situation than simply showing the truth</sarcasm>.
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